THE KAISER IN HIS KITCHEN
The German Emperor may be held to have conferred an honor on the whole class of " Cordons Bleus " by inspecting the kitchens of his imperial palace in person. Such a thing (records ' The Times ' correspondent in Berlin) had never been done before by any Prussian Sovereign. Frederick the Groat went so far as to admit a French chef dc cuisine into his presence now and then to discuss the terms of a menu, but he only did this when he had particular reasons for desiring to give a very good dinner that would pass muster with such critics as ML. de Voltaire. Vyilliam 11. has made an innovation by going boldly down into his own kitchens, escorted by Count Pueckler, the steward of the household. As His Majesty's coming had not been announced, the whole white- capped fraternity of cooks and scullions were thrown into a pretty flutter by the visit. The Emperor, however, in his usual good-natured, keen, inquiring way went about his kitohens to pick up knowledge. In the end His Majesty declared himself satisfied, and to day there is not a Hausfmu in Prussia but feels prouder from tho fact that the Kaiser has judged the great household science of cookery worth investigating with his own oyes,
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Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1903, 8 June 1892, Page 5
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215THE KAISER IN HIS KITCHEN Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1903, 8 June 1892, Page 5
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